Beam impact tests of a prototype target for the beam dump facility at CERN: Experimental setup and preliminary analysis of the online results

Lopez-Sola, Edmundo; Calviani, M.; Aberle, O.; Ahdida, C.; Avigni, P.; Battistin, M.; Bianchi, Laura; Bürger, S.; Descarrega, Josep Busom; Espadanal, J.; Cano-Pleite, Eduardo; Casolino, M.; Fraser, Matthew; Gilardoni, S.; Girod, S.; Grenard, J.-L.; Grenier, D.; Guinchard, Michael; Heßler, Christoph; Jacobsson, R.; Lamont, Mike; Rolo, Adrian Ortega; Pandey, Mayank; Perillo‐Marcone, Antonio; Riffaud, B.; Vlachoudis, V.; Zuccalli, Laurent

doi:10.1103/physrevaccelbeams.22.123001

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“…The thickness of each block and the location of each cooling slot were optimized to ensure uniform energy deposition and sufficient energy extraction [9]. To demonstrate the capability and sustain the thermo-mechanical stresses, a prototype target was built and tested successfully in the North Area target area during 2018 [10].…”

Section: The Facility and The Hlm Alternative Targetmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In our case, given the viscosity of lead, the heat-generating contribution due to viscous effects can be neglected. In both solvers, the source is interpolated for each cell centroid in the computational domain via (10). This value is then averaged on the inverse distance between the three thermal sources closest to the centroid in the exam.…”

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confidence: 99%

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CFD Investigations on Heavy Liquid Metal Alternative Target Design for the SPS Beam Dump Facility

Calviani,

Carrelli,

Cervone

et al. 2024

Energies

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This study introduces numerical advancements in an alternative design for the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) Beam Dump Facility (BDF) at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN). The design envisions a high-power operation target made of flowing liquid lead. The proposed BDF is a versatile facility for both beam-dump-like and fixed-target experiments. The target behavior is studied, assuming a proton beam with a momentum of 400 GeV/c, a pulse frequency of 1/7.2 Hz, and an average beam power of 355 kW. Using various Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) codes, we evaluate the behavior of liquid lead and predict the thermal stress on the target vessel induced by the pulsed heat source generated by the charged particle beam. The comparison increases the reliability of the results, investigating the dependencies on the CFD modeling approach. The beam is a volumetric heat source with data from the beam-lead interaction simulations provided by the European Laboratory for Particle Physics and obtained with a Monte Carlo code. Velocity field and stress profiles can enhance the design of the lead loop and verify its viability and safety when operated with a liquid metal target.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Thermal Source Modelingmentioning

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CFD Investigations on Heavy Liquid Metal Alternative Target Design for the SPS Beam Dump Facility

Calviani,

Carrelli,

Cervone

et al. 2024

Energies

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“…SHiP will be served by the SPS accelerator, exploiting the additional 4 × 10 19 protons at 400 GeV per year that is not exploited by any experiment since the decommissioning of the CNGS facility. The experiment consists of a large density target [590][591][592], followed by a hadron stopper, and an active muon shield based on the magnetic deflection [593]. Downstream the muon shield, there is the SND, designed for studying scatterings of neutrinos and dark sector particles.…”

Section: Opportunities At Cern: Na62 Shadows and Shipmentioning

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The present and future status of heavy neutral leptons

Abdullahi

Alzás

Batell

et al. 2023

J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys.

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The existence of nonzero neutrino masses points to the likely existence of multiple Standard Model neutral fermions. When such states are heavy enough that they cannot be produced in oscillations, they are referred to as heavy neutral leptons (HNLs). In this white paper, we discuss the present experimental status of HNLs including colliders, beta decay, accelerators, as well as astrophysical and cosmological impacts. We discuss the importance of continuing to search for HNLs, and its potential impact on our understanding of key fundamental questions, and additionally we outline the future prospects for next-generation future experiments or upcoming accelerator run scenarios.

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“…The setup consists of a high-density proton target located in a target bunker [319][320][321], followed by a hadron stopper and a muon shield [322]. The target is made of blocks of a titanium-zirconium doped molybdenum alloy, followed by blocks of pure tungsten.…”

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confidence: 99%